IDIOMS & PHRASES Look here: Listen to me. Example: Look here, you are my personal servant and you have to obey me completely. Neither here nor there: Not relevant, beside the point. Example: What is said in the story is neither here nor there. Brook no hesitation: Allow no delay. Example: The situation was so serious that it brooked no hesitation. In the heyday of: During prime time. Example: In the heyday of Daniel’s rule people were very religious and prosperous. Play hide and seek: To deceive. Example: The thief played hide and seek with the police. High and dry: In a helpless position, stranded. Example: They left him high and dry without any means of sustenance. An all time high: Reach record height. Example: The gold price was at an all time high. Feeling run high: Be intensified. Example: It was a religious issue and so feelings ran high. Fly high: Be ambitious, aim high. Example: Try to fly high and aim at the moon. In high places: Among people in high positions. Example: Corruption and dishonesty are now common in high places. Ride high: Have a period of success. Example: When business was good and profit margins rich, the businessman rode high. Set one’s sights high: Be very ambitious. Example: Hitler set his sights high from early in his career. With high hopes: Hoping to achieve great success. Example: He became an IAS officer with high hopes of serving his country. As old as the hills: Very old. Example: The caves of Ajanta and Elora are as old as the hills. To the hilt: Completely. Example: The terrorist was armed to the hilt. Not be himself: Feel upset or uneasy. Example: She did not feel upset herself in the suffocating environment. Hire and fire: Employ and dismiss employees. Example: The policy of hire and fire cannot be practice in Nigeria And the rest is history: Everyone knows the rest of the story. Example: The first war of Indian independence failed in 1957 and the rest is history. Go down in history: An important event that will be remembered in history. Example: Stephen’s hanging by the Jews has gone down in Bible history history as a martyrdom. Hit a bad patch: Have a brief period of failure etc. Example: The last two months of the year was a bad patch for the sugar industry. I SEE YOU SUCCEEDING GREATLY!
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:28:31 +0000
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